The latest batch of orders for Deltamarin's B.Delta design bulk carriers comes from international shipowners, all to be built in China.The B.Delta43 order by the German ship owner HBC Hamburg Bulk Carriers at CSC Qingshan Shipyard and the B…
Port Metro Vancouver joins the 2012 “Green 30” list of Canadian organizations whose employees are most positive about environmental stewardship. The list, compiled by Aon Hewitt, is based on employee opinion data collected as part of the annual…
COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard contracted by Malaysian owners to build a floatover launch barge for the offshore construction industry.The contract has a value of over US$ 23-million.The floatover launch barge will measure 10.00 meters high, 46 meters wide…
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt meritoriously advanced the 2012 Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year and 2012 Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year to chief petty…
The July / August 2013 edition of Marine Technology Reporter will once again feature the MTR100, profiles of 100 leading companies in the global subsea sector. This editorial feature is free, but you must apply to be considered.Deadline for the MTR100 2013 is MAY 31…
Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together May 6-9 for the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Park in Houston. Attendance at the conference reached a 30-year high of 104,800, the second highest in show history and up 17% from last year…
Recent amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) have created a tougher regime for shippers and crews over discharges into the sea. The U.K. P&I Club received numerous enquiries…
Aker Solutions awarded contract for offshore engineering services to support Husky Energy at White Rose field.The scope of work includes studies, modifications (EPCI) and campaign maintenance services. The duration is five years with an option…
ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons.A date for his departure has not yet been decided, says the company, and Hogan will continue to lead ABB until a successor is announced as he is committed to a smooth transition…
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) say that developments in first quarter 2013 to date are in line with expectations. In their latest trading update Boskalis show:· Revenue higher than in the same period last year·…
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirm that shots fired from a Philippine ship killed one fisherman and caused serious damage.There have been incidents in the past with Taiwanese fishermen operating in the area being arrested and detained…
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee has adopted an earlier recommendation that ships display 3 all-round green lights when crossing the Singapore Strait Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS).The night signals identify these vessels crossing the TSS…
Representatives from U.S.-flag maritime labor and industry work the halls of Capitol Hill together to promote their cause.The delegation came to promote various issues affecting those who work, sail, build and operate American vessels as well as nation’s harbors…
US Naval Surface Warfare Center with Office of Naval Research (ONR) & academia, is participating in a multi-country, acoustic scattering experiment in the Gulf of Mexico until June 2013. The test event dubbed TREX is a Target Reverberation…
E2open selected by Konecranes, as its collaborative execution platform, which has gone live with Konecranes’ supply base.The E2open Business Network provides Konecranes and its suppliers with a cloud-based multi-enterprise platform for automated information exchange…
